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Gauri Pawsey
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Researched and written by Gauri Pawsey

Desktop publishing software allows users to create and publish page designs and various printed materials in a professional style. These tools create layouts of text and other graphic files for publishing in either print or digital formats, focusing on materials like magazines, blogs, ebooks, newspapers, and other online publications.

Desktop publishing solutions often come with a library of premade templates and easy-to-use features that require no editing from the user, so the software is ideal for everyone, from experienced to novice designers. This software can also be equipped with drag-and-drop page builders and editing and design features, making it easy to create custom and unique layouts for specific needs and use cases. These designs can then easily be exported in a variety of different formats.

Any organization that publishes print or digital content, including graphic design, advertising, and publishing companies, can benefit from desktop publishing software. Design teams can also use it in an organization to create branded marketing materials, since they also easily integrate with drawing software or photo editing software to streamline the production of publication-ready materials.

To qualify for inclusion in the Desktop Publishing category, a product must:

Provide templates for constructing layouts of publishable materials (e.g., newspapers and flyers)
Offer tools for refining layouts, such as detailed rulers, text wrapping, and photo layering
Enable files to be uploaded online or printed using external printers onto ordered pages
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    BrandStencil is a platform where everyone connected with your organisation can instantly create on‐brand, customised artwork that is ready for print straight from the browser. BrandStencil protects th

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    Year Founded
    2015
    HQ Location
    Brighton & Hove, GB
    Twitter
    @electricputty
    620 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    3 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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BrandStencil is a platform where everyone connected with your organisation can instantly create on‐brand, customised artwork that is ready for print straight from the browser. BrandStencil protects th

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  • 50% Enterprise
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Year Founded
2015
HQ Location
Brighton & Hove, GB
Twitter
@electricputty
620 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
3 employees on LinkedIn®
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    CleverBrush is online vector editor software tool for digital printers and digital publishers. It's the only tool available on marked that you can integrate in your software as component.

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    • 100% Small-Business
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    Year Founded
    2017
    HQ Location
    Kharkov, UA
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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CleverBrush is online vector editor software tool for digital printers and digital publishers. It's the only tool available on marked that you can integrate in your software as component.

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Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
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Year Founded
2017
HQ Location
Kharkov, UA
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®

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    Curated helps you send email people look forward to receiving.

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    Curated
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    www.linkedin.com
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Curated helps you send email people look forward to receiving.

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1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Curvenote is a collaborative writing tool designed for open-science and reproducibility. Create and edit technical content in real-time — including equations, references, figures, and interactive plot

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    8.3
    Publishing formats
    Average: 8.7
    10.0
    File Storage
    Average: 8.5
    10.0
    Layout editor
    Average: 8.7
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    Curvenote
    Year Founded
    2020
    HQ Location
    Calgary, CA
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    5 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Curvenote is a collaborative writing tool designed for open-science and reproducibility. Create and edit technical content in real-time — including equations, references, figures, and interactive plot

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Curvenote features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
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8.3
Publishing formats
Average: 8.7
10.0
File Storage
Average: 8.5
10.0
Layout editor
Average: 8.7
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Curvenote
Year Founded
2020
HQ Location
Calgary, CA
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
5 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Codex creates living, ever-expanding branches of knowledge, content, and ideas bound together through a shared platform.

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    • 100% Small-Business
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    0.0
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    10.0
    Publishing formats
    Average: 8.7
    10.0
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    Average: 8.5
    8.3
    Layout editor
    Average: 8.7
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    Dadavan
    HQ Location
    Nova Scotia, Canada
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Codex creates living, ever-expanding branches of knowledge, content, and ideas bound together through a shared platform.

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Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
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0.0
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10.0
Publishing formats
Average: 8.7
10.0
File Storage
Average: 8.5
8.3
Layout editor
Average: 8.7
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Dadavan
HQ Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Built-in Mind Map for Markdown, working on your local folders of plain text Markdown files, distraction-free writing experience and multiple exporting options make Document Node your better choice of

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    Cost-Effective
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    1
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    1
    Intuitive
    1
    PDF Editing
    1
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    High Premium Cost
    1
    Pricing Issues
    1
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    10.0
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    Average: 8.5
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    Year Founded
    2018
    HQ Location
    Perth, AU
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Built-in Mind Map for Markdown, working on your local folders of plain text Markdown files, distraction-free writing experience and multiple exporting options make Document Node your better choice of

Users
No information available
Industries
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Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Document Node Pros and Cons
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Pros
Cost-Effective
1
Ease of Use
1
Easy Editing
1
Intuitive
1
PDF Editing
1
Cons
High Premium Cost
1
Pricing Issues
1
Document Node features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
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10.0
Publishing formats
Average: 8.7
10.0
File Storage
Average: 8.5
10.0
Layout editor
Average: 8.7
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Year Founded
2018
HQ Location
Perth, AU
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2 employees on LinkedIn®
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    DPD is an all-in-one shopping cart and digital fulfillment service to sell downloads. Serving thousands of stores, DPD processes and delivers millions worth of downloads each year.

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    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    8.3
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.8
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    Year Founded
    2007
    HQ Location
    Griffin, US
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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DPD is an all-in-one shopping cart and digital fulfillment service to sell downloads. Serving thousands of stores, DPD processes and delivers millions worth of downloads each year.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
DPD features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.8
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Year Founded
2007
HQ Location
Griffin, US
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2 employees on LinkedIn®
Entry Level Price:€349.00
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    EasySIGN is the versatile finishing solution for production with cutting plotters, UV printers, textile printers, flatbed tables, laser cutting, milling, and routing. EasySIGN software makes graphic

    Users
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    • 100% Small-Business
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    8.3
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.8
    10.0
    Publishing formats
    Average: 8.7
    8.3
    File Storage
    Average: 8.5
    10.0
    Layout editor
    Average: 8.7
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    Year Founded
    1991
    HQ Location
    Hapert, NL
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    12 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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EasySIGN is the versatile finishing solution for production with cutting plotters, UV printers, textile printers, flatbed tables, laser cutting, milling, and routing. EasySIGN software makes graphic

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
EasySIGN features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.8
10.0
Publishing formats
Average: 8.7
8.3
File Storage
Average: 8.5
10.0
Layout editor
Average: 8.7
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Year Founded
1991
HQ Location
Hapert, NL
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
12 employees on LinkedIn®
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    ePageView is a digital publishing solution that enables users to create customized digital publications.

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    • 100% Small-Business
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    Epageview
    Twitter
    @epageview
    588 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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ePageView is a digital publishing solution that enables users to create customized digital publications.

Users
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Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
ePageView features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
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Epageview
Twitter
@epageview
588 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Pressmart is reinventing content distribution and empowering organizations through social, mobile, and cloud technologies.

    Users
    No information available
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    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Mid-Market
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    Pressmart
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Pressmart is reinventing content distribution and empowering organizations through social, mobile, and cloud technologies.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Mid-Market
ePaper features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
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Pressmart
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    ePublish is a digital publishing solution for the web, mobile, and social.

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    No information available
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    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Mid-Market
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    Year Founded
    2006
    HQ Location
    N/A
    Twitter
    @epublish4mecom
    108 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    6 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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ePublish is a digital publishing solution for the web, mobile, and social.

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Industries
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Market Segment
  • 100% Mid-Market
ePublish features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
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Year Founded
2006
HQ Location
N/A
Twitter
@epublish4mecom
108 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
6 employees on LinkedIn®
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    iCalamus is the multi-lingual, frame-oriented desktop publishing solution for OS X.

    Users
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    • 100% Small-Business
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    HQ Location
    Siegen, Germany
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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iCalamus is the multi-lingual, frame-oriented desktop publishing solution for OS X.

Users
No information available
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Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
iCalamus features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
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Siegen, Germany
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    InBetween is a software solution for automated database publishing. It enables companies to create print and digital data-driven publications such as catalogs, price lists, technical datasheets, and l

    Users
    No information available
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    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    InBetween
    Year Founded
    2013
    HQ Location
    Panaji, IN
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    30 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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InBetween is a software solution for automated database publishing. It enables companies to create print and digital data-driven publications such as catalogs, price lists, technical datasheets, and l

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
InBetween features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
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InBetween
Year Founded
2013
HQ Location
Panaji, IN
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
30 employees on LinkedIn®
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    knkPublishing combines the classic business functions (financial accounting, controlling, shopping and logistics) and the strength of the CRM functionalities of Microsoft Dynamics with industry specif

    Users
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    • 100% Small-Business
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    Year Founded
    1988
    HQ Location
    Kiel, DE
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    177 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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knkPublishing combines the classic business functions (financial accounting, controlling, shopping and logistics) and the strength of the CRM functionalities of Microsoft Dynamics with industry specif

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
knkPublishing features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
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Year Founded
1988
HQ Location
Kiel, DE
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
177 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Design and build your online publication with Labrador CMS. Labrador is an all-you-need web Content Management System (CMS) for creating and publishing great looking digital publications and magazines

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Mid-Market
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    Year Founded
    2011
    HQ Location
    Oslo, NO
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    32 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Design and build your online publication with Labrador CMS. Labrador is an all-you-need web Content Management System (CMS) for creating and publishing great looking digital publications and magazines

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Mid-Market
Labrador CMS features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
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0.0
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Year Founded
2011
HQ Location
Oslo, NO
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
32 employees on LinkedIn®